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Chasing freedom [videorecording] / by Akin, Philip.; Blunt, Crystal.; Lewis, Juliette.; McBrearty, Don.;
Juliette Lewis, Philip Akin, Crystal Blunt.A lawyer takes a pro bono case of a woman seeking political asylum in United States after fleeing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.MPAA rating: R.
Subjects: Afghans; Asylum, Right of; Feature films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Political refugees; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the Senate of the United States. February 16, 1858. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Polk made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 144.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the memorial of Commodore Charles G. Ridgely, praying remuneration for various necessary expenditures incurred by him, as commanding officer of the naval forces of the United States on the South American station, in 1820-'21, have had the same under consideration, and now report ... by United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Foreign Relations.(CARDINAL)135664; Polk, Trusten,1811-1876.;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Ridgely, Charles G.; United States. Department of the Navy.; Constellation (Ship); Claims.; Expense accounts.; Heads of state.; International relations.; United States. Navy; Asylum, Right of.;
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Sanctuary : being Christian in the wake of Trump / by Neumark, Heidi,author.(CARDINAL)459712;
Includes bibliographical references."Reflections on living in Christian community during our current times of political division, dehumanization, and cruelty"--
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Communities; Church year meditations.; Christianity and culture; Asylum, Right of; Home;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Asylum : a memoir & manifesto / by Okporo, Edafe,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Growing up (and coming out) in Nigeria -- becoming a refugee and claiming asylum -- being a new immigrant in America -- being a black gay man in America -- faith in America and West Africa -- the courage to lead around the world -- risking it all for freedom."A poignant, moving memoir and urgent call to action for immigration justice by a Nigerian asylee and global gay rights and immigration activist Edafe Okporo. On the eve of Edafe Okporo's twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken to a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria. The mob threatened his life after discovering the secret Edafe had been hiding for years -- that he is a gay man. Left with no other choice, he purchased a one-way plane ticket to New York City and fled for his life. Though America had always been painted to him as a land of freedom and opportunity, it was anything but when he arrived just days before the tumultuous 2016 Presidential Election. Edafe would go on to spend the next six months at an immigration detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. After navigating the confusing, often draconian, US immigration and legal system, he was finally granted asylum. But he would soon realize that America is exceptionally good at keeping people locked up but is seriously lacking in integrating freed refugees into society. Asylum is Edafe's eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir and manifesto, which documents his experiences growing up gay in Nigeria, fleeing to America, navigating the immigration system, and making a life for himself as a Black, gay immigrant. Alongside his personal story is a blaring call to action -- not only for immigration reform but for a just immigration system for refugees everywhere. This book imagines a future where immigrants and asylees are treated with fairness, transparency, and compassion. It aims to help us understand that home is not just where you feel safe and welcome but also how you can make it feel safe and welcome for others." --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Okporo, Edafe.; Asylum, Right of; Asylum, Right of; Emigration and immigration law; Political refugees; Immigrants; Nigerians; Gay men; Homophobia; Gay men.; Homophobia.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Hopes, needs, rights, & laws : how do governments and citizens manage migration and settlement? / by Oeppen, Ceri,1980-(CARDINAL)497887;
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.Looks at the various laws and protections in different countries governing immigrants and immigration, the controversies surrounding some of those laws, and the migration that occurs outside of those laws.NC1300LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Asylum, Right of; Emigration and immigration; Emigration and immigration; Illegal immigration; Immigrants; Immigrants; Immigrants; Noncitizens;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Sanctuary everywhere : the fugitive sacred in the Sonoran Desert / by Sostaita, Barbara Andrea,1992-Author(DLC)no2024034788;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index."In Sanctuary Everywhere, Barbara Andrea Sostaita reimagines practices of sanctuary along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to explore the possibilities for radical fugitivity in the face of militarized border enforcement. After the 2016 presidential election, churches, universities, cities, and even states began declaring themselves sanctuaries. Sostaita proposes that these calls for expanded sanctuary are insufficient when dealing with the everyday workings of immigration enforcement. Through fieldwork in migrant clinics, shelters, and the Sonoran Desert, Sostaita demonstrates that, as a sacred practice, sanctuary cannot be fixed in any one destination or mandate. She turns to those working to create sanctuary on the move, from a deported nurse offering medical care on the border to incarcerated migrant women denying rules on touch in detention facilities to collectives set up to honor those who died crossing the border. Understanding sanctuary to be a set of fugitive practices that escape the everyday, Sostaita shows us how, in the wake of extreme violence and loss, migrants create sanctuaries of their own to care for the living and the dead"--.
Subjects: Refuge (Humanitarian assistance); Sanctuary movement; Asylum, Right of; Border security; Immigration enforcement; Noncitizens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Can a person be illegal = ¿Puede una persona ser ilegal? / by Perez Mendoza, Brenda,author.(CARDINAL)878806;
Can a person be illegal? | ¿Puede una persona ser ilegal? -- What is the history of North American immigration? | ¿Cuál es la historia de la inmigración en Norteamérica? -- What is the history of U.S. immigration? | ¿Cuál es la historia de la inmigración en los Estados Unidos? -- What are the problems with U.S. immigration today? | ¿Cuáles son los problemas con la inmigración en los Estados Unidos hoy en día? -- How can we be better? | ¿Cómo podemos ser mejores? -- Together we grow | Creciendo juntos."Find out how political status and the way we talk about it affect lives in the Latinx community. This title explores the nature of migration, its role in the history of civilization, and the rights and dignity inalienable to all people. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate, and winner of the 2022 Latinx Educator Impact Award from the Latinx Education Collaborative. The series was to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race, diversity, and inclusion with open eyes and minds"--Grades 4-6760LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: United States.; Prejudices; Noncitizens; Asylum, Right of; Privilege (Social psychology); Equality before the law; Social privilege.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mothers and sons [sound recording] : a novel / by Haslett, Adam,author.(CARDINAL)664781; Gibson, Andrew(Narrator),narrator.; Metzger, Janet,narrator.(CARDINAL)353654;
Read by Andrew Gibson and Janet Metzger.A mother and son, estranged for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this story about family, forgiveness, and how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Gay fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Gay lawyers; Single men; Gay men; Political refugees; Gay immigrants; Homophobia; Asylum, Right of; Mothers and sons; Older lesbians; Dysfunctional families; Estranged families; Family secrets; Spiritual retreats;
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American sanctuary : mutiny, martyrdom, and national identity in the age of revolution / by Ekirch, A. Roger,1950-author.(CARDINAL)156643;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-280) and index."The book is a triptych, beginning with the mutiny on the Hermione and the ensuing manhunt for members of her crew. The second section recounts the arrival of a handful of mutineers in the United States, including Jonathan Robbins, before examining in depth the political crisis that engulfed John Adams and the Federalist Party. The final three chapters focus on the election of 1800 and the protracted consequences of Robbins's martyrdom during the years of Republican ascendancy. As late as 1812, Adams bitterly complained that 'Robbins' was a scandal that ought to have been killed before it died of old age,' 'a more infernal, wicked, malicious, unprincipled, deliberate, and cruel scandal never stalked this earth.' 'Indeed,' he rued, 'I know not whether it be dead yet"--Preface.
Subjects: Biographies.; Adams, John, 1735-1826.; Nash, Thomas, -1799.; Asylum, Right of; Fugitives from justice; Hermione Mutiny, 1797.; Martyrdom; Mutiny; Nationalism; Political refugees;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Moolaadé [videorecording] / by Sembène, Ousmane,1923-2007,screenwriter,director.(CARDINAL)715082; Coulibaly, Fatoumata,actor.; Diarra, Hélène,actor.; Traoré, Salimata,actor.; Zeïda, Dominique T.,actor.; Compaoré, Mah,actor.; Dao, Aminata,actor.; Burkina Faso.Direction de la cinématographie nationale.; Centre cinématographique marocain.; Cinétéléfilms (Firm); Films Domirev (Firm); Films Terre Africaine.; New Yorker Films.; New Yorker Video (Firm);
Disc 1. Moolaade -- Disc 2. Special features.Director of photography, Dominique Gentil ; editor, Abdellatif Raïss ; music, Boncana Maïga ; production designer, Joseph Kpobly.Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maïmouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique T. Zeïda, Mah Compaoré, Aminata Dao.Set in a small village, four young girls face ritual "purification" decide to flee to the household of Collé Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from the mutilation. Collé invokes the time-honored custom of moolaadé (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Collé against village traditionalists. This endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne.DVD.National Society of Film Critics: Best Foreign Language Film.
Subjects: Feature films.; Melodrama.; Foreign films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female genital mutilation; Women; Marriage customs and rites; Mothers and daughters; Asylum, Right of;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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